contract-testing_admin_list_roles
List all roles defined in the workspace (admin). Parameters:
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What contract-testing_admin_list_roles does on SmartBear MCP
AI agents call contract-testing_admin_list_roles to retrieve information from SmartBear MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why contract-testing_admin_list_roles is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries role definitions from a workspace without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a read-only administrative query with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—an attacker could learn about role structure but cannot escalate privileges or modify system state through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description explicitly states 'List all roles defined in the workspace'. The action is purely informational retrieval with no data modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs contract-testing_admin_list_roles safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and SmartBear MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For contract-testing_admin_list_roles, this is the rule to start with:
contract-testing_admin_list_roles is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect SmartBear MCP, apply this rule, and every contract-testing_admin_list_roles call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about contract-testing_admin_list_roles
List all roles defined in the workspace (admin). Parameters:. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SmartBear MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SmartBear MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for contract-testing_admin_list_roles: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches SmartBear MCP. Nothing to install.
contract-testing_admin_list_roles is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the contract-testing_admin_list_roles rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for contract-testing_admin_list_roles. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
contract-testing_admin_list_roles is provided by the SmartBear MCP server (SmartBear/smartbear-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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